Nov 8, 2009

I love a good rice dish, and I love spicy beef so this recipe sounded like something I would enjoy. I just received my order from the Asian Food Grocer and was excited with all my Asian ingredients and my lovely chopsticks. One of the items I purchased was Jasmine rice. I modified the recipe, which was on the back of the rice package by tweaking the seasoning, adding more vegetables and using lean beef.

Rice cooks with steam. Whenever I make rice, I let it boil down to the water just skims the top, then I cover it and reduce the heat to the lowest setting. Also, make sure your rice pot is thick so it doesn't burn.

OK, so I made this 2 nights ago, as I had every ingredient in the house. I really enjoyed it - but I couldn't help but get the odd feeling that I've eaten it, or something just like it, before. Yesterday afternoon, it hit me: this tastes like a cross between my mom's stuffed pepper filling and another recipe we ate when I was growing up called simply "Spicy Beef". So, last night I took the leftovers, added a little water and soy sauce, stuffed it into hollowed out green peppers, covered and baked. Perfect! The peppers added more bulk without affecting the points value, too. It would probably be great stuffed into zucchini like one of my other favorite recipes of yours.

I made this last night, and I'm trying to figure out what went wrong. First off, my pot must not have been thick enough, as the bottom layer burned (but not terribly). The dish just didn't really have much flavor...I have to use Australian beef (I'm in Singapore), and I can't get fresh cilantro, so I substituted dried cilantro from my spice rack.Any thoughts/suggestions?

As for flavor, maybe it needed more soy sauce? Not sure. But yes, if you don't use a thick pot to make the rice chances are it will burn. Also, the heat should be on very low when it is covered. Sorry this didn't work out for you. Rice is tricky.

Dried cilantro has absolutely no flavor whatsoever. You would have been better off using parsley (or maybe lemongrass). More soy sauce is always good! I actually had the same situation with the rice - but I kind of think of that crust as a treat, so I encouraged it. When on Weight Watchers, you don't get a lot of crunch.

I made this tonight, and it was fabulous! I used ground chicken (as hubby cannot tolerate beef), and brown jasmine rice, so it took a bit longer to cook, but the waiting was worth it! I served it with a side of steamed asparagus (power food). Two thumbs up here!

Just wanted to say that this was amazing! I've tried a couple of your recipes and have been thoroughly impressed every time! I'm a college student living by myself, but I love to cook and your recipes are amazing! I added extra soy sauce (I was using low-sodium) and sriracha (I like the extra spice!) and I used regular rice, but holy cow. I think this is my new favorite food! Thanks for everything you do!

I have this cooking right now and it looks awesome. I sampled it (a good cook always tastes his/her cooking as they go along!) and it tastes yummy!!! Hope my hubby likes it! (So far, he has really enjoyed every recipe I've used from here- the spinach soup with the orzo, arroz con pollo, and the chicken francese. My 14-month-old has loved it all too!!) :)

Hi Gina! I just want to say that I'm 100% enamored with this website. It is my go-to site whenever I want to cook dinner. I have probably tried upwards of 20 of your recipes and have been impressed every single time - you've even managed to please my anti-healthy super-carnivorous Puerto Rican boyfriend. You deserve some kind of award for this gorgeous website and all your efforts!

A quick question about this recipe: did you use uncooked rice? Might be a silly question, but I'm a busy student pressed for time and always use those microwave packets of Uncle Ben's 90-second rice. Thank you!

Wow! I had this for dinner tonight and it was delicious! Even my husband enjoyed it and he normally cringes when I mention rice. Incidentally, this is also a "free" recipe for anyone doing Slimming World. Thanks so much! I really love this site, I get so many great ideas from here.

Oh this was very good! Really simple to make, very satisfying and full of flavor. It reminded me somewhat of the delicious Indian Biryani dish I used to eat when I lived in the UK. Thank you for yet another wonderful supper.

I tried making this tonight, and my entire family loved it! I didn't have crushed red pepper flakes or the fish sauce, so I used more soy sauce and cayenne pepper. Delicious! Will make again. (I also substituted the rice for brown rice, and cooked the meat and rice separately.)

Made this last night and it was a huge hit with my boyfriend who doenst like anything not frozen out of a box. Added peas and used brown rice instead (2 cups brown rice and 2 cups water) and it came out amazing!

Another terrific recipe! I used to work with a very nice lady from Thailand; every now and then she would cook just for her favorite co-workers. She made this several times, except her's was dripping with grease. Loved it that way, but this is a VERY good, healthy version. Thanks!

Just made this - am now waiting for it to simmer for 20 mins. It smells delicious :) I'll let you know how it works out. I have to say Gina - I love your site, everything I have made so far has been yummy. My husband loves it too - and he normally hates any WW things I make. Thanks for expanding my healthy eating world!!!

I made this for the second time last nite and it was amazing. I'm sad to say it was so good that I ate two portions :( but I'll just have to eat less today ;) I'm now making your Jamacian chicken stew for the second time - another fav of mine :)

This recipe is awesome! It is delicious and easy to prepare. The best part is that you make it one pan and don't have a lot of dishes. I have made it twice now and it is a hit with the whole family. The only thing I do differently is to only use 1/4 teaspoon of the crushed red pepper since I am making it for kids, too. Oh, and I added 2 chopped tomatoes the second time and it was still wonderful. Thanks for a great website!!!

My family loved this recipe. I did double this recipe because I have 2 hungry teenage boys to feed. It gets a thumbs up from the whole family:) We did not find it spicy and will add some additional chinese red chili sauce for the extra kick my family likes.

I'm a longtime reader and recipe user but first time pinner. I have yet to find a recipe of yours that I don't like but this one is a super winner! My husband, the bicycle racer, needs a lot of protein and carbs which usually complicates dinner planning but this one was perfect for us both. AND I got to use ground beef in a new way! Excellent meal and a new staple for us. Keep it up!

I am making this tonight. I am cooking most of my veggies separate 'cuz my hubbby won't eat them. I am adding some roasted brocolli and bok choy. I wish I had some mushrooms because that sounds good too. Unlike every one else I am trying to beef up the calories and carbs. We have high metabolisms and are underweight. I love your recipes! I can't wait to try more.

I made this last week for dinner. I loved it, but I did add 1/2 teaspoon of red curry powder & instead of chili flakes, I substituted Sriracha sauce to taste. I like mine extra spicy. Thanks for the fabulous recipes.

made it tonight and it came out extra mushy as I had to add more water. the rice wasn't cooked through the first time around. I also had to add a lot more soy sauce and fish sauce as well as some lime juice but not really getting the asian flavour. quite bland actually. not sure how I could fix it.

I didn't have all the ingredients on hand so modified it as follows... it came out delicious - definitely a keeper! I put in extra meat (grass fed, lean hamburger), extra veggies along with those listed (extra peppers, small zucchini), left out fish sauce (didn't have any), added garlic chili sauce, lots of extra cilantro, used 1 cup organic brown/red rice mixture but would use jasmine or basmati rice if I had it! Before serving, I chopped up some fresh thai basil and sprinkled over the top. I made it pretty spicy using the garlic chili sauce...